INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANISATIONS
POL2IOL
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In an increasingly interdependent world, international law and international organisations are playing an important part in regulating human activity, both within and between states. In this subject students examine this trend, and its implications for the theory and practice of state sovereignty and international relations in a rapidly changing world. The trend is then considered with reference to developments in international law and organisations since 1945. Special attention is directed to the role of international organisations in conflict resolution, the laws of war, humanitarian law, international environmental law and the law of the sea, and refugee law. How effective is international law at regulating state and human behaviour? What role do international organisations play in the development and enforcement of international laws and norms? And how could international law and organisations more effectively regulate the excesses of sovereign states?
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jasmine Westendorf
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL3ILO
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
International law: classic and contemporary readings
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ku, C. and Diehl, P.F.
Year: 1998
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: LYNNE RIENNER
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International organizations
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Archer, C.
Year: 2001
Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
ISBN: N/A
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Understanding international law
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Henderson, C. W.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
ISBN: N/A
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jasmine Westendorf
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
This is an interactive seminar so we require a seminar appropriate space, with projector and presentation facilities, AV facilities, flat floor, room for students to move around and work in small groups.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly online group exercises (equivalent to 800 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2000-word research essay | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1200 word take-home examination | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |